in a way that has existed since or before birth 先天的;天生的 The research involved people who are either congenitally blind or who lost their sight before age 4. 这项研究涉及先天失明或4岁前失明的人。 a congenitally abnormal heart 先天性异常的心脏
in a way that exists as part of a person's character and that is unlikely to change 生性的;生就的 He is congenitally incapable of telling the truth. 他天生不会说真话。